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LOT 1965
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Quartzite Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
4 3/4 in. (268 grams, 12.3 cm.).
Knapped from translucent quartzite, weathered over hundreds of thousands of years' exposure; from the Wadi Talia, Queen area. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Acquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1965
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Quartzite Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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British Stone Age Polished Axe Head from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Lentoid in section with a rounded cutting edge; inked findspot 'Near Fulbrook 19[..]'. 208 grams, 78 mm
Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield, who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house. -
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Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Red Stone Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Piriform in plan with broad, rounded butt; old inked findspot 'Nr Guezzam'; 1.2 kg, 24.9 cm
From Guezzam, Sahara. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s. Purchased on the European art market.
Made from a material with quartzite inclusions. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Plano-convex in section with inked inscription to underside. 23.3 grams, 43 mm
Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.
